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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Annabel Nugent

MasterChef fans slam tasteless Jack the Ripper inspired dish: ‘Celebrating the murder of women’

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MasterChef viewers are furious at the show for featuring a dish inspired by notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper, accusing the cooking series of “celebrating the murder and dismemberment of women”.

The semi-final of the 2024 season of the popular cooking competition aired on Thursday (16 May) with the aspiring chefs tasked with cooking up a “theatrical” dish for judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode.

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